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As the cooler weather comes (finally) sailing back in, and the pumpkin patches start to fill up, it becomes nearly impossible not to nab a few of those gorgeous orange gourds, whether for carving , for cooking , or just for decorating a front porch.

But of course one of the biggest bummers of prime pumpkin season (besides realizing that there's no pumpkin in a pumpkin spice latte) is when your handiwork starts to fall apart—ahead of schedule, no les

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